I had to do water survival today (this involves swimming around a pool a bunch, breathing under water, hanging out in a raft, etc). Outside. In a pool. IN THE WATER IN FEBRUARY. The water was under 40 degrees F. I was spasming with cold. So, uh, my best thing was surviving that.

My first best thing is that mr. poopie and poopieboy finally made it safely to mr. poopie's sister's house, so I can stop worrying about them. Whew.

My next best thing is that I just found out I won't be keeping my cousin's baby at all next week, so other than baking orders I will have loads of free time all to myself! I'm practically giddy thinking about it!

And another thing that I think is pretty good but doesn't qualify as best: Earth Balance sent me an email asking me to take a survey, but when I went there the first question was to select either male or female with no other options. After I finished the survey I wrote them a comment on facebook, and they responded that they would talk to their tech team about it, which hopefully means they'll make some changes to include other options (or the option to decline answering at least). It's nice when companies listen!

The best thing about my day was our receiving an invite to go see a beautiful house a friend owns & is getting ready to sell ... it is not his main residence so we have never been there but I want to see it ... it is a listed, thatched detached place on half an acre in a nearby village ... it looks enchanting from the outside ... so we are going to have a wander around with him then off to the local pub for some grub.

Anne

_________________"happiness is difficult to find within, impossible to find elsewhere""A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have"

_________________"Your mother was a superstitious hamster, and your father smelled of elderberry (right before he died of an untreated infection). Now go away, before we taunt you with your credulous magical thinking a second time!" - Desdemona

The lovely Mr left me some chopped white & sweet potatoes last night because I've been reeght poorly lately. Even though I felt like crepe (day seven of bastardy migraine), I was able to throw them in a pot with tinned beans, tinned chopped tomatoes, harissa paste & liquid smoke and made the best smoky bean stew I have ever tasted! I had a bowl for dinner and another for supper & mah belleh is haaaaaaaappy.

The migraine also decided to ease off a bit and I managed to get a shower & feel a little more human.

Wow, that's amazing Footie! Congratulations on the great results of your hard work!

My best thing was that I posted on facebook earlier asking if anyone wanted to hang out because I was feeling kind of lonely, and my friend called asking if I wanted to meet for drinks. We went to a place around the corner that has $3 pint night on Mondays and ran into some friends of hers (one of whom I kind-of know) and we hung out with them for a while until they left, then we just hung out with each other for another hour and talked and it was so great. I don't have many friends, but the ones I do have are so awesome.